This helps explain why we need health care reform in this country.
From the blog, womenstake.org:
“Nope, we won’t take her.” This is what insurance companies in Florida said when asked whether they would provide insurance coverage to a hypothetical applicant who had…
Flu season — or at least the traditional flu season — still is a month away. But four Jefferson County schools are taking an unexpected holiday this week, closed by outbreaks of swine flu.
That’s left doctors and public health officials…
State Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Glendale, plays with his 5-year-old son Stephen, who has autism.
Children with autism deserve care that helps them lead the fullest, most productive lives. That shouldn’t be a political issue. It shouldn’t even be a controversial issue.
But…
State Rep. Cynthia Davis offers a tip to hungry families.
State Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O’Fallon, is staking out a strong position on child hunger: She’s for it.
“Hunger can be a positive motivator,” she notes in the latest edition of her newsletter.
More…
Post-Dispatch file photo.
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to expand a key health insurance program for children that President George W. Bush vetoed twice last year. With less than a week left in Mr. Bush’s term, it is a fitting…
Post-Dispatch file photo.
With health care near the top of its agenda, the administration of President-elect Barack Obama is planning to hold a series of town hall meetings across the country in coming weeks. The purpose is to solicit ideas and…
You know that vague, shapeless worry that never quite goes away? That sense that the things you count on for your security and that of your family — your spouse, your children, your brothers, sisters and parents — aren’t quite solid?
It…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing significantly tighter air pollution standards for lead — the first update in 30 years. It’s long overdue.
But in announcing the new rule, the Bush administration ignored recommendations from independent scientific advisers who had called for…
